Ha. The Clippers won in Memphis. Now if the Nuggets go 2-1 or better, they are guaranteed the 3 seed.

Sorry, but 2-1 only guaruntees home court, not the 3 seed. While we have the tiebreaker on both Memphis and LA, if we go 2-1 and the other 2 win out it would be a 3 way tie record wise, and the Clippers would win that tiebreaker, since they're a division winner. If we have the same record as the Clips, they have the tiebreaker as division winners. Hochman explains it here.

Hochman skipped over what happens if the Nuggets and Clippers have the same record. He went from the Nuggets have the best record to the Clippers have the best record. It was my impression that the Nuggets hold the tie-breaker that results in home court based on head to head results with the Clippers. I'm concerned only with home court advantage in the playoffs, not seeding.

Having re-read what he wrote, he said that the seeding doesn't necesarily matter when it comes to home court. The Nuggets could be the lower seed and still have home court. Which is what we've always known.

Hochman skipped over what happens if the Nuggets and Clippers have the same record. He went from the Nuggets have the best record to the Clippers have the best record. It was my impression that the Nuggets hold the tie-breaker that results in home court. I'm concerned only with home court advantage in the playoffs, not seeding.

Having re-read what he wrote, he said that the seeding doesn't necesarily matter when it comes to home court. The Nuggets could be the lower seed and still have home court. Which is what we've always known.

Yeah you're right about home court. But we really need the 3rd seed. We need that matchup with either Golden State or Houston. It would be much better and easier to get that than a first round matchup with the Grizzlies, followed by a matchup with a rested Thunder or Spurs team, who will IMO sweep the Lakers or Jazz. We need a 4 or 5 game first round series, not a grueling 7 game series against the Grizzlies.

Just take care of business. Portland today, Milwaukee tomorrow, and Phoenix Wednesday. They can do that.

Keep him out until next week. He won't be available tomorrow and we really won't need him against Phoenix.

depending on the severity of the ankle sprain he might miss more than a week or two. It sounds like his is pretty severe. Grade 2-3 sprains can take a month or more to get healthy. Either way he won't be 100% for the rest of the season+playoffs.

depending on the severity of the ankle sprain he might miss more than a week or two. It sounds like his is pretty severe. Grade 2-3 sprains can take a month or more to get healthy. Either way he won't be 100% for the rest of the season+playoffs.

They never said what grade of sprain it was. Just said it was a sprain and he's day to day.

Way back when I was 17 I remember spraining my ankle and it felt like I'd never walk again. Within a week I was putting full pressure on my ankle and within 2 weeks it felt completely normal. That was with absolutely no treatment, and not going to a doc. So we'll see. Hoping for the best.

Nuggets survive Joey Crawford. And crappy free throw shooting. And crappy 3 point defense. And terrible rebounding. And missing like 20 layups. What an awful awful awful game. But they won. And that's all that matters right now. Now please don't let Phoenix be a trap game.